[idle]

Most of you probably don't care, but the new season of Mariaholic has started. I'm excited! The new opening sequence is brilliant, even if it is recycled animation.

Nichijou is a pretty amusing show that also started this season. It's like Azumanga Diaoh or Yotsuba on drugs.

[Talbain]

Yeah, I'm down with Nichijou. Digging the mecha.
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[Takashi]

Somewhat disturbing that the only things that were half-interesting to me so far were Tiger and Bunny and the X-Men anime. Both are incredibly flawed - T&B is some sort of distubing attempt to make advertisement part of the narrative, while X-Men suffers from bizarre interpretations of the characters (Wolverine is apparently a Shakesperian actor whenever he speaks more than two consecutive paragraphs, Storm is a bona fide babysitter), but they were watchable entertainment. As usual, the Maria+Holic OP theme is amazing (basically a old-style tokusatsu song), but it's pretty clear Shaft is pretty budget-minded.

I saw a remake of something called Doradora Enma-kun Merumeru, that aside from some of the most obviously adlibbed translations in a while, confirmed that japanese animation has fully entered the Flash-animated realm.
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[Loki Laufeyson]

currently watching ruin explorers, a nice 4 episode fantasy oav from the 90s. apparently, the comic on which it is based was printed in a roleplaying magazine, which isn't a big surprise.

it has the nice scenery and character designs you expect from 90s fantasy anime, lus the characters are all pretty likable, too.
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[Takashi]

Ruin Explorers was actually the first anime I worked on as a fansubbing translator (to Portuguese)! It's pretty neat.
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[Loki Laufeyson]

watched the last episode of ruin explorers. what a nice ending. next: ozanari dungeon, just because the only english version that exists is a rip of some ancient vhs fansubs, and vhs fansubs give me the boner.

http://beta.funimation.com/panty-stocking-with-garterbelt
i was just wondering the other day when this would get licenced. if it gets shown on cartoon network, then the circle of life will be complete (as part of adult swim, of course.)
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[Mikey]

Anybody watch this show C: The Money of Soul and Possibility? I'm not sure what to think yet.

[BotageL]

It's pretty much exactly what it sounded like.
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[lofighost]

motivational speech anime?
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sono hi ga itsuka kuru made / nakanai yo omoidasu yo
kimi wo / inotte / kimi to / waratte

[Mikey]

It's like Eden of the East and Digimon had a baby or something.

[Talbain]

Really enjoying Hanasaku Iroha... it's a slow, trope-y anime, but for some reason this slice-of-life thing works for me.
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[BotageL]

Kaiji season 2 is on the second or third episode, and subtitles are coming out within a day or so of airing.
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[Takashi]

The weirdest part of C is that it sounds just like one of the ideas from the fictional manga authors in Bakuman.
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[BotageL]

after redline, anime is dead to me

nothing can ever match it
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[Ben Reed]

Redline was, and I hope I'm not getting too technical here, like injecting sunshine straight into your veins while making sweet love to God as world peace and brotherhood amongst all men is achieved.

That's not even hyperbole. The film is really, really, REALLY That Good. There is not a bad goddamn moment in Redline. Great pacing, great animation, and every other minute something cool happens. (Every other other minute, something hilarious happens.)

If you have the opportunity to see it in a theater before the Blu-Ray release, run, don't walk. This movie is built of dreamstuff. Again, NONE of this is hyperbole and this is all coming from two of Colony Drop's strongest cynics. Anime will never be this good again.
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[Rud31]

I'd watch that.
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[remote]

So is there any way I can actually see this thing before it's released on blu-ray later this year?
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[notbov]

yeah, is there a theater listing for this, or are they just booking random venues and not telling anyone?
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[BotageL]

Pray it shows up in a local film festival pretty much unannounced, as it did here.
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[idle]

I've been watching Natsu no Arashi lately. I watched a bit of the (weak) first episode back when it was new and swiftly dropped it, but after soldiering on a bit this time it's really grown on me.

Oddly enough it feels more like a Gainax show than a Shaft one most of the time, the occasional SZS reference and "guess the title" segments aside. Maybe it's just the art style.

Jun is kind of an interesting character, although I can't say why without spoiling the series for anyone who hasn't watched it.

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[Take It Sleazy]

I wish that whoever made the Toriko pre-show special OVA thing was making the TV show too because now I can't help but compare

[BotageL]

The reality of a weekly ongoing indefinitely-long Shonen Jump series is always a bit depressing.
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[Ratoslov]

End of Madoka aired. I'm actually kind of disappointed by how normal the ending is. I didn't sign on for hope and happy endings, I signed on for mindfuckery and bizarre imagery.
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[idle]

I would describe the ending of Madoka as being more melancholy than happy. Still, I enjoyed it.

Madoka's wish is the wish that pierced the heavens.

[psiga]

Somebody got me to watch some Money of Soul and Steins;Gate.

I was afraid that Money of Soul was going to be too woahlolTHEMATRIX for me to tolerate, but from the two episodes I saw on youtube, I'm actually liking it. The animation cheaps out at random, but not in a way that hurts it much; the music is kinda nice; the characters are fairly interesting so far. Despite the heavy fictional presentation, it's weirding me out how much I personally relate to random mundane or meta aspects of it. But yeah, I agree with Mikey's assessment: Eden + Digimon sounds about right. I hope it stays on track.

Steins;Gate, on the other hand. I've only watched one episode, and I disliked it, and don't want to watch another one, but will force myself to watch one more. Not even Dr Pepper references are going to save it for me. It has all of the woahlolTHEMATRIX that I feared Money of Soul would have, plus it is absolutely drowning in schizophrenia. It reminds me of the people who believe that psychic shape-shifting alien lizard people are following them around grocery stores and shooting them with invisible tracking darts.


I am now putting Redline on my WATCH A.S.A.P. list, will probably get around to Madoka now that it's complete, and I'll even look into Hanasaku to see if it's the good kind of slice-of-life.

Oh oh, and post-script: Anyone who likes absurd and slightly mean humor but hasn't given Level E a shot yet should rectify that situation.
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[Talbain]

The third episode of Hanasaku kinda ruins all hopes that it would be the good kind of slice-of-life. I'll still be watching it, but ugh... talk about cheaping out.

Mahou Shoujo was interesting. In all honesty, I think I would have been just as satisfied if it had ended at episode 10 as episode 12 though.

I concur with pretty much all of your thoughts about Stein's Gate and Money and Soul, but I'm not going to continue with Stein, just don't have the interest to follow its inanity.

Started watching Deadman Wonderland and I'm uncertain as to how I feel about it. The in medias res is really jarring, and doesn't jive with me, but I kind of want to see where the whole magic thing fits into it.
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[BotageL]

but without episode 12 of madoka you don't get the fantastic final punchline to the series
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[Talbain]

I dunno, the 10th episode's endless rewind of suffering is a pretty fantastic punchline, from a historical point of view. Not as flashy maybe, but I think it could have stood there. It would have driven the fans nuts though.
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[Fiero]

http://tubedubber.com/#QPVQPGGGUGw:nT9VibQpZCY:0:100:0:0:true

Feels a bit strange to be wading through old things while a new season rages on in the distance. Hope to take a crack at Deadman Wonderland and this Madoka thing in the near future once school's out, though I rather feel like going back to some movies for a while.

What feature length anime films can the board recommend? Other than the Ghibli stuff, most of which I've seen by now, and the hot yet elusive Red Line, what anime films are floating around out there?

I've got Angel's Egg, Mind Game, and Millennium Actress in the pipeline, but any recommendations, particularly of older films like Jarinko Chie (which I loved), would be most welcome and appreciated.
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[Tulpa]

off the top of my head

Gauche the Cellist, Galaxy Express 999, Night on the Galactic Railroad, Kanashimi no Belladonna

actually just watch all of Takahata's Toei Doga stuff
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[psiga]

Wangs Wings of Homonnaise Honneamise? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krSBszjrnLs#t=20s

Special. Gorgeous hand animation; broadly fleshed out world; plot keeps you wondering what's next. It's sort-of Gainax's Bladerunner: lukewarm reception at the box office, despite critical acclaim.

I'd certainly recommend it over Angel's Egg.
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[Mikey]

I've seen two episodes of this AnoHana show and both times I watched it I've thought "man this would make a decent plot for a Persona game if you threw in some more supernatural shit"

[Loki Laufeyson]

this is the best english anime theme

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[Loki Laufeyson]

watched the first episode of ozanari dungeon earlier tonight, and fell in love with it. it's just a really nice show!
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